For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. —Romans 15:4 John Piper says that there are three three truths from Romans 15:4 All the Scriptures are for our instruction. All the Scriptures are intended by God to give … More Piper:all of us should do our best not just to fly over the Scriptures on the way to work or the way to bed, but to understand them